MOVEMENTS OF THE FREE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE NORTH. (October 4, 1851)

IThe viole.t agitation of the - tion during the lls! four years, the adoption of the Fusgitive slave by Congress, the of s rin ent aes with respect to free , by the Elaveholding Staks, their cx-

from the, free S?.tes, and a

r generally to - p ii .ges of free citizens, halve led the . of the col-red population *f tlo North to consideration as to their true: for the future.

Within a few weeks a convention of the of the north has been held at Toranto. Tile States of New York, Ohio, pe.Insylvania, New Jersey and Vermont . The deliberations of the con- . ention were mainly directed to the subject of . Liberia, so far as may be judged rom the reports we have seen of the toi.ven- Lion, met u itn no at its hands. A Mr. \nderson of Jamaict was (,e has bain over by the of that Is- I and to urge the emigration of free people of

to it. He described the soil as - he climate as delightful, and the general con- of the black population as highly sAt- ,factory. lie recommended Jamacia as dea

preferable to Canada, so far as the blacks are concerned, and expressed a hope that measures will be taken to meet the wants of refugees and others to an extent much Greater than can ever be the ease in Canada. lis remarks were well received, and a strong 'Leling in favor of to Jamnaica was t ie . The convection finally res' Ied a-)on the formation of a Canadian Fcemus Ag- Union, the object of which is to e - tabl sh in the British North American Pro- vinces ani the West Indies an for free people of color and to turn attention to agricultural . It is proposed to raise the necessary in shares of $50 ach, to be paid in ten {-]loal , the money t) be deposited in the Bank of Ulpper Canada, subject to the order ot the Executive Committee of the Association. Annual meetings to be held, of the members and officers of the Society, each auxiliary society sending one represents- tive. The Executive Committee to have power to buy lands and farming utensils, and to establish farms throug!mout those Provinces ond the British WVest Indies. It will also sell lands to such colored emigrants as may be able to purchase

- This organization will doubtless meet with favor from many of the intelligent portion of colored men, but there is a large number of this class who will aso OppoSc it. It comes directly in collision with the views of Freder. ick Dougiass, and those who regard him as a

leader will of course see it in the same light He holds that it is the duty of free colored men to reside at the South; that such resi- is the only means by which existing prejudices against the black race cam bere- moved, and as he believes the destinies ot the three millions of colored people now on this continent and of their posterity are inseparably connected with this country, of course he will use his influence against cay project of emi- gration. At the late Liberty Partv Couvention at Buffalo, such was the ground taken, and it found in Mr. Dourglass a warm supporter.

A large meeting of colored men was held in New York city last wele7ita consider what they ought to do in view of the laws of in

equ:lity to which they are subjected; to en- quire into the relation which they hold to soci- ety at large, and to the General Government n particu;ar. A series of resolutions were adopted, not of a very definite character, but which sufficiently indicate that their framers and supporters fully appreciate their position, and are convinced of the importance of some of action. As to what that action ought to be, they acknowledge themselves totally in the dail;. It is painful in the e" to listen to the voice of anxious enquiry which they lift up on the subj ect. They ibe r for light. They profess to have divested their minds of all previous prejudices, aid now stand there for some one to point out a way of es- cape from the ills which encompass them. Here are two of their resolutions:

Resolvei, Th at %'e are to vo man or set ot men-no opinion, or set of opinions- no principle, or set of principles, that does not emi body practical and just means to our el- .

Resolved, That we are neither by prejudice, or it' judgment, that vie spurn the first and claim the latter; and that ill proof of ouT impartial desire, we now there be any t re, information on any scheme, plan, or thing that may in any manner,

, :i the end desired.

This subject above ail others should cotr.

mend itself to our best men. The interests of the white and colored race of the conti. involved in it. It should be looked directly in the face in view of the times and the perils which threaten,and without reference to the theories or which have led to so much futile action heretofore. Who will solve the problem 7-who furnish a clue that will guide safely out of the intricacies of the labyrinth 7